Kurt Meinecke has listed for sale a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 3656 N. Tripp Ave. in Irving Park for $499,000.

The 1,700-square-foot house, which was built in 1905, is in the neighborhood of Old Irving Park. Irene Yungerman of Baird & Warner is the listing agent.

Meinecke is the owner and designer of the Meinecke Collection, which designs and manufactures heirloom quality, hand-made rugs. He is also a renowned painter and designer who has exhibited internationally.

He is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis.

There were 202 home sales in Irving Park in 2008, with a median sales price of $263,750.

Address: 3656 North Tripp Avenue
Buyer(s): Linda Park and Richard Moy
Seller(s): Kurt W Meinecke and Barbara F Lynk
Sale date: Jun. 4, 1999